Nobel PrizeAccording to the AP report I just read, the third and final Nobel Prize for science was awarded this morning.

It's fascinating that American scientists managed a hat trick. They took all three in the sciences (medicine, physics, and chemistry).

After reading the story, I decided that I want a Nobel prize. I want to be recognized for discovering something that is "most important to the benefit of mankind." Well, at least, I thought I wanted a Nobel prize until I realized that this guy worked 10 straight years with just yeast cells before he published anything of note. That's longer than 50% of marriages.I can only imagine the conversation around year 9:

Random girl at the mall (RGATM): So, I see you have scientist hair...

Kornberg: Yeah, I'm a scientist

RGATM: So what do you do?

Kornberg: I grow yeast and watch how their genes activate protein transcription

RGATM: Oh, I see. How long have you and your yeast been together?

Kornberg: About 9 years

RGATM: Sounds....interesting. Well, it's about time for me to go home and do my hair.

I see that Dr. Kornberg's father also earned the Nobel prize a few decades ago. Talk about some big shoes to fill.

I don't remember Dad ever pressuring me or any of my brothers to be something we didn't want to be. He kinda steared us away from being art majors, but he never tried force us into becoming engineers like him. Nobody wants to do the same job their dad does, because nobody wants to feel like they've got to fill in the old man's shoes.

It's got to be doubly difficult to be a scientist son of a Nobel Laureate scientist dad.

2nd to Mark the baseball slut. And they have a seperate prize for economics. John Nash an economist got one in Math. Game theory. I think when I get back I'll persue a degree in econ. with empahsis in game theory. Just my tenative plan.